# Source of quote: Validity of movement can be judged by its members.

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**Created:** [January 7, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-quote-validity-of-movement-can-be-judged-by-its-members/709195 "2015-01-07T04:17:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/source-of-quote-validity-of-movement-can-be-judged-by-its-members/709195/1 "2015-01-07T04:17:28Z")

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I’m looking for the source and phrasing of the quote “You can determine the validity of a movement by the quality of its members”. Or something like that, at least I think it’s a famous quote. I need to respond to a relative’s manifesto.